Hiawatha is a lightweight and secure web server that is compatible with Unix-like operating systems. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Hiawatha on Elementary OS Latest.
Before you start the installation process, ensure that the following requirements are met:
Follow the steps below to install Hiawatha on your machine.
First, you need to update the package list to ensure that you are using the latest version of all packages that are already installed on your system. Run the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-get update
You can now install Hiawatha using the following command:
sudo apt-get install hiawatha
Once Hiawatha is installed, you need to configure it before you can start using it. The configuration file for Hiawatha is located at /etc/hiawatha/hiawatha.conf. You can use a text editor, such as nano or vim, to edit this file.
By default, Hiawatha is configured to use the /var/www/ directory as the web root. If you want to change this directory, you can modify the ServerRoot directive in the configuration file.
You can start Hiawatha using the following command:
sudo service hiawatha start
By default, Hiawatha listens on port 80. If you want to change the port, you can modify the Binding directive in the configuration file.
To verify that Hiawatha is running and serving web pages, open a web browser and enter the IP address of your Elementary OS Latest installation. You should see the default Hiawatha welcome page.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Hiawatha on Elementary OS Latest.
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